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A girl.
A girl was walking up to her, seemingly embarrassed to have made some noise. Charlotte looked at her and smiled, reassuring her.

'Yeah, the best of the year so far!' she chuckled lightly. Patting the grass beside her, she gestured the girl to come sit down beside her as a warm smile spread on her face. She didn't know if the girl really wanted Charlotte's company, but being who she is, she didn't mind a new friend.

'It feels so good to be here, huh? The wind brushing over your face, the grass underneath your fingers… You feel free…'
she said as she took a deep breath, closing her eyes.

She did feel free here. It was so perfect, and it reminded her of home, of her numerous afternoons spent daydreaming under the warm sun. Even though her sisters would often tease her about it, it more than often ended with them all sitting on the grass, talking about all and nothing. She opened her eyes again to see the dark lake glimmering and reflecting into millions of tiny golden specks on its surface.

The water must feel nice. God, now she wanted to go for a swim. No, not happening.
Maybe she could just dip her feet?

She took her shoes off gently, setting them aside and stretching her feet a little. Walking towards the edge of the lake, she felt the cold grass tickle her and than the mud. She submerged her feet in water as she looked at the castle in front of her. Yes, this was a good day.

She felt the girl walk towards her, and dipping her feet in the water too. Charlotte smiled sweetly at her, only realizing they didn't even know each other's names. Facing the girl once more, she held out her hand gently.

'I'm Charlotte Cadunt, 1st year Hufflepuff. And you are?'
she said warmly.

The lake really was magnificent and Charlotte couldn't bare to simply look at it any longer. She held her skirt and walked a little deeper in the water, feeling the soft and mossy rocks beneath her feet, the fresh water brushing against her skin.

'I wish we could swim'
she chuckled
'I guess I'm gonna have to wait until summer camp to do that... Are you doing it? I'm only staying a week.'

She looked back at the girl, wondering if she found it weird for Charlotte to go in the lake like this.
It was on days like this, days where she felt so happy and cheerful that some sort of magical aura seemed to float around her, her hair seemingly swept by an imaginary wind.

She really was impatient for the summer, all those long days, a little boring from time to time, but certainly better than having homework pile up on the desk. It was those stress-free days she was looking forward to.

OOC: So, so sorry for the late response!

Charlotte chuckled as she watched Sylvie splash water on her face, hesitating deeply to do the same.

'Oh well'
she sighed as she took a step deeper in the lake, not even bothering to lift her skirt, feeling the cool water brush against it.

She pinched her nose and took a deep breath before disappearing under the water's surface, jumping back up a few moments later. The water was glimmering in the sun light and reflected on Charlotte's dark hair. Being so very happy, her Veela characteristics would tend to show: glowing skin, glinting eyes, her hair brushed out of her face gently, but she tried her best to hide it by staying in the sun, where her skin would naturally glow.

'Oh wow, the water is a little -- a little colder than expected'
she mumbled, hugging herself as she laughed.

She submerged herself to shoulder level, brushing her hair out of her face as she looked at Sylvie with a daring grin. Of course, they wouldn't go farther than that, but still, they were fully clothed in water. She faced the Castle once more, taking a few steps accompanied with some arm movements. They were rather from the castle and hidden by the big, twisted trees. No one could possibly see them, and that reassured Charlotte quite a bit. The clouds seemed to become rather dark and a cold breeze passed through the thick branches, as a shiver took over her.

Looking in the distance, she bit her lip and looked down at herself. It was gonna rain and she was already soaking wet, she was surely going to be very cold…

She got up, and walked out dodging the slippery and sharp as best as she could, reaching shore rather unstably. The big clouds slowly moved in their direction and didn't seem to be stopping any time soon.

The clouds got darker and closer by the minute, as Charlotte anticipated the rain to fall at any given moment. Just as she was looking at the clouds and the castle in the distance, Sylvie finished putting on her sandals before saying.

"Some hot chocolate sounds really good right about now."

Charlotte chuckled as she looked at Sylvie. She was a very pretty girl, her light blond hair falling down to her hips in a graceful manner, freckles sprinkled on her face, her piercing green eyes looking right into your soul. Perhaps Charlotte was dramatising everything, but with this look, she felt like she could never lie to this girl (even though she never lied). Her company was warm and enjoyable and the girls headed back to the castle chatting. They talked about everqything, an nothing at the same time and Charlotte was happy to finally meet a Slytherin that wasn't pulling pranks on her, or being too malicious. Even though the girls had met barely a few minutes ago, talking to Sylvie felt like talking to a life-long friend. Sure, they couldn't share any memories, relive moments together, but Charlotte felt like the two girls could go on and be great friends. How was it that in this magical school, she was able to make more friends than she had made over a decade in muggle school.

Only half the distance they had already walked was left for them to get to the castle, and Charlotte starting craving the promised hot chocolate. Just as she was answering to Ruby, a heavy rain started falling on the already drenched girls. Without taking time to think, Charlotte grabbed her wand and pointed it heavenwards as she said under her breath.

'Pluvia Velo'

The rain above them just looked like it was hitting an invisible umbrella, all the water drops grouping to form little streams of water before sliding off the umbrella and hitting the ground, splashing the girls legs. Laughing and talking, they made their way to the castle.